Chapter 426: Duan Xi's nephew
"Koji Yi has a heart!" Zhou Fan said with a smile.
Zhou Fan naturally couldn't attack Luoyang so stupidly, so even if he could take it, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses, and when the time came, he would cheapen those princes in vain, and Zhou Fan would not do this kind of thing that harmed himself and others. If you want to get rid of Dong Zhuo, you have to rely on the people inside Luoyang.
Koji smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a while.
"Wen Yuan, you are also considered a general under Dong Zhuo, you must also have some understanding of Dong Zhuo's current troops, the most important thing is how many soldiers and horses have been left behind in Luoyang." Zhou Fan asked.
Zhang Liao's heart was a spirit, but then he relaxed. He can be regarded as having figured it out, now that he has taken refuge in Zhou Fan, then whether it is Dong Zhuo or Lu Bu, it has nothing to do with him, so naturally Zhou Fan should be the main one.
Zhang Liao nodded and said: "Lord Qiqi, Dong Zhuo originally had a total of 340,000 soldiers and horses, of which he Dong Zhuo's Xiliang soldiers had 1780,000, and the Bingzhou army under Feng Xian's command had 40,000, and the rest were all soldiers and horses originally owned in Luoyang, and now they have all been reorganized by Dong Zhuo. As for Luoyang, there are probably 100,000 male soldiers left, all of whom are Xiliang soldiers, his henchmen of Dong Zhuo. The other soldiers and horses were distributed around Luoyang, guarding Luoyang with the momentum of the horns. ”
Zhou Fan thought about it slightly in his heart and said: "In this way, there are still 2.67 million soldiers and horses under Dong Zhuo's command, and the strength can not be said to be not strong." ”
This time, Dong Zhuo didn't lose too many soldiers and horses in the battle with the allies, except for the 5,000 soldiers who were killed by himself, whether the rest of the soldiers killed by those princes exceeded 10,000, it is still a question.
When those princes attacked the Tiger Prison Pass, it was not much different from acting, and the losses on both sides were also small and pitiful.
Counting the biggest loss that Dong Zhuo suffered this time, it was because it belonged to this Hangu Pass, and all the 50,000 Luoyang soldiers rebelled under Zhou Fan. The losses are not heavy.
Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment, but still said: "That's true, so it's not easy to storm Luoyang." ”
Xun You opened his mouth and said, "The lord doesn't have to worry. It's not us who are anxious now, but Dong Zhuo. ”
"What do you say?" Zhou Fan asked.
"Now that the lord sits on Hangu Pass and occupies Chang'an, the threat to Luoyang is too great. And Dong Zhuo still has a force in Longxi, unless he doesn't want it. Otherwise, he will inevitably take the lead in making a move against Hangu Pass. Xun You said.
"Longxi!" Zhou Yu's eyes lit up, and he said: "Big brother, we might as well strike first and take the lead in Longxi, then Dong Zhuo will inevitably be anxious, and we just need to wait for Dong Zhuo's army to arrive at Hangu Pass, give him a head-on blow, slowly reduce Dong Zhuo's strength, and then make a plan!" ”
"What do you think?" Zhou Fan asked.
"What the second son said is very true!" The crowd shouted in unison.
"Good! Pass my order to let Wen Chang and Zhong De raise troops from Hanzhong and Chang'an at the same time. Attack Longxi County! And we are in this Hangu Pass, waiting for the army of Dong thieves. Zhou Fan immediately decided.
"No!" Everyone responded in unison.
"Lord Qi, there is one thing, the last general doesn't know whether to say it or not!" At this moment, Koji Yi said with some hesitation.
"Say!"
"That's right, just a few days ago, when the last general sent someone to inquire about the news near Si Li, one of the teams of scouts accidentally met a man who was chased and killed by Dong Zhuojun, so he was rescued by our people." Koji said.
"And then?" Zhou Fan asked casually, but he was a little dissatisfied in his heart. If so many people in the Han Dynasty have to report to themselves if they save someone casually, then they will not be in trouble to death.
"If it were an ordinary person, the last general would naturally not report to the lord, but that person claimed to be the nephew of the former Taiwei Duan Cheng. That's why the scouts came to his rescue and brought him back. Koji Yi hurriedly said.
"Duan Cheng! Are you talking about Duan Cheng, one of the three Mings in Liangzhou? Zhou Fan's eyes lit up. This passage is also a well-known figure today.
He was a famous general in the late Han Dynasty, and Huangfu Gui, that is, Huangfu Song's father, and Zhang Huan were also called "Liangzhou Sanming".
Duan Cheng learned to ride and shoot when he was young, and he had a literary and military strategy. At first, he was held up as filial piety, and he was the Xian Cemetery Cheng and Yangling Order, and he had the talent to govern. Later, he joined the army, fought on the border for more than ten years, and successively served as Zhonglang General, Captain Huqiang, Yilang, Bingzhou Assassin History, and Poqiang General. He fought 180 battles against the Qiang people, killed nearly 40,000 people, and finally pacified the Western Qiang and destroyed the Eastern Qiang. With merit to seal the Marquis of Xinfeng County, 10,000 households.
In other words, for the Qiang people, this passage is definitely an existence that can stop children crying at night, and it is like a deterrent like a nuclear weapon.
However, this period of Cheng is indeed a tragedy, his death is undoubtedly a big blow to the Han Dynasty, Duan Cheng can be called the last pillar of the Han Dynasty's northern Xinjiang, if it weren't for his death because of the party's troubles, he was guarding the border of Liangzhou, it is estimated that the Qiang King Beigong Boyu would not even dare to let out a fart, let alone invade Sanfu.
However, Duan Cheng has already passed away, but his prestige is still a nuclear weapon in the Qiang people, and his descendants also have a certain deterrent effect on the Qiang people.
Zhou Fan wants to take Liangzhou, in addition to getting rid of Niu Fu and Ma Teng, the most important enemy is Han Sui, and he Han Sui relies on the Qiang people.
"Good, well done!" Zhou Fan praised repeatedly: "I don't know where that person is now, invite him quickly." ”
"No!" Koji Yi was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly sent someone to invite someone.
"Lord, I'm afraid there is something strange about this matter!" Just when Zhou Fan was happy in his heart, Xun You splashed a basin of cold water!
"Strategist, what do you mean by that!" Lu Yi was immediately anxious, Xun You said this, isn't that doubting himself.
"General Koji doesn't have to care, this matter has nothing to do with you, and you have been deceived when I think you have been deceived." Xun You hurriedly explained.
When Koji Yi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. This Xun You has a very high status in Zhou Fan's heart, if he says that he has a problem, I am afraid that Zhou Fan will really believe it.
"Gongda, what do you mean by that?" Zhou Fan asked with a frown.
Xun You smiled slightly, and said: "I saved someone casually, it happened to be Duan Cheng's nephew, it was too much of a coincidence, and the lord should not forget, Dong Zhuo's Zhonglang will simmer Duan Xuan, that is Duan Cheng's clan, if that person is really Duan Cheng's nephew, how can he be chased and killed by Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses?" (To be continued.) )